St. Benoit, Quebec (1881–1901)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 3 censuses between 1881 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q112911931, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into St. Benoit, VL in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,560 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,385 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,317 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Félix-Hyacinthe Lemaire | 1808–1879 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q112911931
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.